Atlanta Hawks point guard Dennis Schröder secured the bag in a figurative sense last fall when he agreed to a 4-year, $70 million contract extension that will keep him in Atlanta through 2021. The young German star has reached a new level of wealth, and sometimes there are growing pains when it comes to learning how to handle that much money.
When it comes to securing the bag literally, Schröder apparently still has a little work to do in that department. Earlier this week while in Tel Aviv, Israel with the German national team as they continue through the EuroBasket tournament, Schröder misplaced 21,000 Euro on the team bus.
According to German media outlet Bild, Schröder left his bag with 21,000 Euros on the team bus and didn’t realize it was missing for more than an hour. After an hour and a half, the bag was found on the bus and returned to the hotel, although 500 Euro were missing.
As to why the young star was carrying 21,000 Euro — as if someone that makes $15.5 million per year really needs a better reason than that to carry a good bit of cash on his person at any given time — he was apparently planning on taking his teammates out to dinner in Tel Aviv.
This will be a lesson for young Dennis. Always double check to make sure you have your money bag whenever you’re leaving the hotel or arena or getting off of the bus.
(h/t Sportando)
